[PATCH] kunit: tool: Terminate kernel under test on SIGINT
From: David Gow
Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 05:07:58 EST
kunit.py will attempt to catch SIGINT / ^C in order to ensure the TTY isn't
messed up, but never actually attempts to terminate the running kernel (be
it UML or QEMU). This can lead to a bit of frustration if the kernel has
crashed or hung.
Terminate the kernel process in the signal handler, if it's running. This
requires plumbing through the process handle in a few more places (and
having some checks to see if the kernel is still running in places where it
may have already been killed).
Reported-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aaFmiAmg9S18EANA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: David Gow <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
This was long overdue, and is much nicer to work with now.
Note that it's likely to conflict with some of the other changes to the
stty sane stuff, such as:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260227123136.91086-1-shuvampandey1@xxxxxxxxx/
---
tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py | 28 +++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
index 6f49b184a6fb..c3ebb0ac1116 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import shutil
import signal
import sys
import threading
-from typing import Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
from types import FrameType
import kunit_config
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class LinuxSourceTree:
if kconfig_add:
kconfig = kunit_config.parse_from_string('\n'.join(kconfig_add))
self._kconfig.merge_in_entries(kconfig)
+ self._process : Optional[subprocess.Popen[Any]] = None
def arch(self) -> str:
return self._arch
@@ -362,36 +363,45 @@ class LinuxSourceTree:
args.append('kunit.filter_action=' + filter_action)
args.append('kunit.enable=1')
- process = self._ops.start(args, build_dir)
- assert process.stdout is not None # tell mypy it's set
+ self._process = self._ops.start(args, build_dir)
+ assert self._process is not None # tell mypy it's set
+ assert self._process.stdout is not None # tell mypy it's set
# Enforce the timeout in a background thread.
def _wait_proc() -> None:
try:
- process.wait(timeout=timeout)
+ if self._process:
+ self._process.wait(timeout=timeout)
except Exception as e:
print(e)
- process.terminate()
- process.wait()
+ if self._process:
+ self._process.terminate()
+ self._process.wait()
waiter = threading.Thread(target=_wait_proc)
waiter.start()
output = open(get_outfile_path(build_dir), 'w')
try:
# Tee the output to the file and to our caller in real time.
- for line in process.stdout:
+ for line in self._process.stdout:
output.write(line)
yield line
# This runs even if our caller doesn't consume every line.
finally:
# Flush any leftover output to the file
- output.write(process.stdout.read())
+ if self._process:
+ if self._process.stdout:
+ output.write(self._process.stdout.read())
+ self._process.stdout.close()
+ self._process = None
output.close()
- process.stdout.close()
waiter.join()
self._restore_terminal_if_tty()
def signal_handler(self, unused_sig: int, unused_frame: Optional[FrameType]) -> None:
logging.error('Build interruption occurred. Cleaning console.')
+ if self._process:
+ self._process.terminate()
+ self._process.wait()
self._restore_terminal_if_tty()
--
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